What are the required steps to convert base 10 integer
number 11 101 110 139 to signed binary code (in base 2)?
- A signed integer, written in base ten, or a decimal system number, is a number written using the digits 0 through 9 and the sign, which can be positive (+) or negative (-). If positive, the sign is usually not written. A number written in base two, or binary, is a number written using only the digits 0 and 1.
1. Divide the number repeatedly by 2:
Keep track of each remainder.
Stop when you get a quotient that is equal to zero.
- division = quotient + remainder;
- 11 101 110 139 ÷ 2 = 5 550 555 069 + 1;
- 5 550 555 069 ÷ 2 = 2 775 277 534 + 1;
- 2 775 277 534 ÷ 2 = 1 387 638 767 + 0;
- 1 387 638 767 ÷ 2 = 693 819 383 + 1;
- 693 819 383 ÷ 2 = 346 909 691 + 1;
- 346 909 691 ÷ 2 = 173 454 845 + 1;
- 173 454 845 ÷ 2 = 86 727 422 + 1;
- 86 727 422 ÷ 2 = 43 363 711 + 0;
- 43 363 711 ÷ 2 = 21 681 855 + 1;
- 21 681 855 ÷ 2 = 10 840 927 + 1;
- 10 840 927 ÷ 2 = 5 420 463 + 1;
- 5 420 463 ÷ 2 = 2 710 231 + 1;
- 2 710 231 ÷ 2 = 1 355 115 + 1;
- 1 355 115 ÷ 2 = 677 557 + 1;
- 677 557 ÷ 2 = 338 778 + 1;
- 338 778 ÷ 2 = 169 389 + 0;
- 169 389 ÷ 2 = 84 694 + 1;
- 84 694 ÷ 2 = 42 347 + 0;
- 42 347 ÷ 2 = 21 173 + 1;
- 21 173 ÷ 2 = 10 586 + 1;
- 10 586 ÷ 2 = 5 293 + 0;
- 5 293 ÷ 2 = 2 646 + 1;
- 2 646 ÷ 2 = 1 323 + 0;
- 1 323 ÷ 2 = 661 + 1;
- 661 ÷ 2 = 330 + 1;
- 330 ÷ 2 = 165 + 0;
- 165 ÷ 2 = 82 + 1;
- 82 ÷ 2 = 41 + 0;
- 41 ÷ 2 = 20 + 1;
- 20 ÷ 2 = 10 + 0;
- 10 ÷ 2 = 5 + 0;
- 5 ÷ 2 = 2 + 1;
- 2 ÷ 2 = 1 + 0;
- 1 ÷ 2 = 0 + 1;
2. Construct the base 2 representation of the positive number:
Take all the remainders starting from the bottom of the list constructed above.
11 101 110 139(10) = 10 1001 0101 1010 1101 0111 1111 0111 1011(2)
3. Determine the signed binary number bit length:
The base 2 number's actual length, in bits: 34.
- A signed binary's bit length must be equal to a power of 2, as of:
- 21 = 2; 22 = 4; 23 = 8; 24 = 16; 25 = 32; 26 = 64; ...
- The first bit (the leftmost) is reserved for the sign:
- 0 = positive integer number, 1 = negative integer number
The least number that is:
1) a power of 2
2) and is larger than the actual length, 34,
3) so that the first bit (leftmost) could be zero
(we deal with a positive number at this moment)
=== is: 64.
4. Get the positive binary computer representation on 64 bits (8 Bytes):
If needed, add extra 0s in front (to the left) of the base 2 number, up to the required length, 64:
11 101 110 139(10) Base 10 integer number converted and written as a signed binary code (in base 2):
11 101 110 139(10) = 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0010 1001 0101 1010 1101 0111 1111 0111 1011
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.